PHP Developer (Contract)
Location: NZ, N, Auckland
Employment type: Contract
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Internet
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
What is Curate?Curate is an exciting website startup based on Auckland's North Shore. We're currently two people but with an exciting feature set in the works, we're looking for another 1-2 developers to join our team. #URL_3c14f4557c7f64555d72f4a0b3ba610818461780f04d96d6d4a0d7f4aa299a0f# is a place to discover, collect and share products that interest you from people, brands and stores you like. You’ll find everything from women and men’s clothing to homeware, gadgets and gifts. Users can sign up and follow stores &amp; people to create a personalised shopping experience. Why work with us?You'll get to work within a small, agile-style team on an exciting tech startup website. You'll be part of the decision making process and help with strategies for growth. We're open to providing a flexible work arrangement - either you can work with us at our office in Northcote Point, work remotely or a bit of both. Who we're looking for:We're looking for people who work great as part of a team, are passionate &amp; hardworking, keen to learn and go above and beyond.___Here's a sneak peak of the website: 

Job description:
What is Curate?Curate is an exciting website startup based on Auckland's North Shore. We're currently two people but with an exciting feature set in the works, we're looking for another 1-2 developers to join our team. #URL_3c14f4557c7f64555d72f4a0b3ba610818461780f04d96d6d4a0d7f4aa299a0f# is a place to discover, collect and share products that interest you from people, brands and stores you like. You’ll find everything from women and men’s clothing to homeware, gadgets and gifts. Users can sign up and follow stores &amp; people to create a personalised shopping experience. Why might you want to work for us?You'll get to work within a small, agile-style team on an exciting tech startup website. You'll be part of the decision making process and help with strategies for growth. We're open to providing a flexible work arrangement - either you can work with us at our office in Northcote Point, work remotely or a bit of both. What does the immediate job involve? Your job will be to refactor an existing Laravel application to be more SOLID and to have a large coverage of unit tests. 

Requirements:
We want to hear from you if you have:An in-depth understanding of SOLID and OO Programming. You should have read that as the acronym, not the word 'solid’.MVC Framework ExperienceIntermediate to Senior experience in PHP, Apache and MySQLOAuth experienceExperience with API IntegrationExperience with Unit Testing (PHPUnit/PHPSpec, Behat/Codeception)Not afraid of Terminal and LinuxKeen attention to detailHuge bonus points if you have experience in:LaravelAmazon Web ServicesJIRA GitContinuous IntegrationVagrant (ideally with Puppet)#URL_b7bad8ac916069eadd573f035544c52dc3519a0ba054fb7ab1ff9ba3e1525399#Gulp / GruntJavascript unit testingEquipment:You will need to be a Mac lover________________________________________________________________________________________________________Does this sound like you?We're looking for someone to start as soon as possible, so get in touch! You don't need all the skills outlined above if your a driven, experienced and keen web developer willing to learn these things. Apply now and we'll be in touch as soon as possible. 

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